PARIS.- Sotheby’s sale of Important European Silver, Gold Boxes & Objects Vertu in Paris on May 17 will include an exceptional silver drinking cup made around 1180, probably in France (estimate €300,000–400,000*). No public or private collect…
Earliest Known Darrow Monopoly Game Set Acquired by National Museum of Play
ROCHESTER,NY.- One of the most significant and rare artifacts in toy history—the oldest known version of Monopoly, handmade by Charles Darrow around 1933—has been acquired by the National Museum of Play at the Strong in Rochester, New York. T…
Earliest Known Darrow Monopoly Game Set Acquired by National Museum of Play
ROCHESTER,NY.- One of the most significant and rare artifacts in toy history—the oldest known version of Monopoly, handmade by Charles Darrow around 1933—has been acquired by the National Museum of Play at the Strong in Rochester, New York. T…
Tragic Silver Snatched by Nazis for Sale at Bonhams, Rare Surviving Piece from Fabled Collection
LONDON.- A 17th century German silver-gilt table decoration in the form of a ship (£20,000-25,000) with a tragic and poignant history appears at auction in Bonhams Silver Sale in London on 3 November 2010. It is being sold by the Viennese born Hungari…